lifetime

US [ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm]
UK ['laɪf.taɪm]
  • n.寿命；一生；终身；有生之年
  • Web终生；生命期；生存期
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lifetime
n.
1.
一生；终身；有生之年；（某物的）存在期，寿命，使用期限the length of time that sb lives or that sth lasts
His diary was not published during his lifetime.
他的日记在他生前未曾发表过。
a lifetime of experience
毕生的经验
in the lifetime of the present government
在本届政府的任期内
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the chance, etc. of a lifetime
终身难得的机遇；千载难逢的机会a wonderful opportunity, etc. that you are not likely to get again
An opportunity like this comes once in a lifetime.
像这样的机会一生也许只会遇到一次。
a once-in-a-lifetime experience
一生只会拥有一次的经历
once in a lifetime
（可能）一生只有一次used to describe sth special that is not likely to happen to you again
An opportunity like this comes once in a lifetime.
像这样的机会一生也许只会遇到一次。
a once-in-a-lifetime experience
一生只会拥有一次的经历

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So saving for college, though a worthy goal, isn't always a realistic one when a week might as well be a lifetime.
虽然存钱上大学是一个很不错的目标，但我们的目标绝对不局限于它必须是现实存在的东西，也不局限于要在固定的时间内完成。
suī rán cún qián shàng dà xué shì yī gè hěn bú cuò de mù biāo , dàn wǒ men de mù biāo jué duì bù jú xiàn yú tā bì xū shì xiàn shí cún zài de dōng xi , yě bù jú xiàn yú yào zài gù dìng de shí jiān nèi wán chéng 。
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2.
For her Cuba and also to her mu wen life only one love, not to marry her lifetime.
为了她的古巴大胡子，也为了她人生中唯一的一段爱情，她终生未嫁。
wèi le tā de gǔ bā dà hú zi , yě wèi le tā rén shēng zhōng wéi yī de yí duàn ài qíng , tā zhōng shēng wèi jià 。
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Researcher Emily Stag said: 'Twenty pounds a week might not seem a lot, but can add up to a huge amount over a lifetime.
研究人员艾米丽斯泰格说：“每周20英镑也许看起来不是很多，但一辈子这么积累起来数额就相当大了。”
yán jiū rén yuán ài mǐ lì sī tài gé shuō : " měi zhōu èr shí yīng bàng yě xǔ kàn qǐ lái bú shì hěn duō , dàn yí bèi zi zhè me jī lěi qǐ lái shù é jiù xiāng dāng dà le 。 "
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I'd used email since about 1975, and it seems to me that 15 years of email is plenty for one lifetime.
我自从1975年开始用电子邮件；在我看来，对一个人的一生来说，15年的电子邮件使用已经足够多了。
wǒ zì cóng yī jiǔ qī wǔ nián kāi shǐ yòng diàn zǐ yóu jiàn ; zài wǒ kàn lái , duì yī gè rén de yì shēng lái shuō , shí wǔ nián de diàn zǐ yóu jiàn shǐ yòng yǐ jīng zú gòu duō le 。
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Only a handful of his many compositions was allowed to be published during his lifetime.
在他生前，他的许多作品中只有一小部分允许出版。
zài tā shēng qián , tā de xǔ duō zuò pǐn zhōng zhǐ yǒu yī xiǎo bù fen yǔn xǔ chū bǎn 。
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poor is a state of mind, you if lifetime insists he is poor, with a large amount of money is not going to save you.
穷是一种心态，你若一辈子坚持自己是穷人，拥有大量金钱也救不了你。
qióng shì yī zhǒng xīn tài , nǐ ruò yí bèi zi jiān chí zì jǐ shì qióng rén , yōng yǒu dà liàng jīn qián yě jiù bù liǎo nǐ 。
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Just imagine how much you can save over your lifetime if you increase your savings amount for each raise!
要是每次加薪都提高存款额，想想你一辈子能存多少钱吧！
yào shi měi cì jiā xīn dōu tí gāo cún kuǎn é , xiǎng xiǎng nǐ yí bèi zi néng cún duō shao qián ba !
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I've never been able to share it with so many people, share what I love. . . it's a once in a lifetime movie so I'll never have this again.
我的片子从没有和很多人分享过，和别人分享我喜欢的东西…这是一生中只此一部的电影，我不会再有这样的机会。
wǒ de piān zi cóng méi yǒu hé hěn duō rén fēn xiǎng guò , hé bié rén fēn xiǎng wǒ xǐ huan de dōng xi … zhè shì yì shēng zhōng zhǐ cǐ yī bù de diàn yǐng , wǒ bú huì zài yǒu zhè yàng de jī huì 。
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Last time I wrote few words about what prompted me to leave simple life in Europe behind and set out on adventure of a lifetime.
上次在我帖子上我写了什么促使我出国留学。扔下平淡的生活然后着手准备新阶段.一旦开始学汉语那就是你一生的冒险。
shàng cì zài wǒ tiě zi shàng wǒ xiě le shén me cù shǐ wǒ chū guó liú xué 。 rēng xià píng dàn de shēng huó rán hòu zhuó shǒu zhǔn bèi xīn jiē duàn . yí dàn kāi shǐ xué hàn yǔ nà jiù shì nǐ yì shēng de mào xiǎn 。
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I can do something for 12 hours that would appall me if I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
有些事情我只能坚持做十二个小时——要是让我坚持一辈子，我会恐惧不已。
yǒu xiē shì qíng wǒ zhǐ néng jiān chí zuò shí èr gè xiǎo shí —— yào shi ràng wǒ jiān chí yí bèi zi , wǒ huì kǒng jù bù yǐ 。
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